The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:11:51 at Birmingham 2026 put Tom Bartram & John Wolfenden 169th of 312 men's teams in the Doubles Open division.
The runs carried this race: faster than 59% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 24% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 1:32 behind the median. A harder second half: 1:42 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Birmingham gained about 1:28.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:46Running 1 4:47v median −0:19
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Block 02 6:26Running 2 4:22v median −0:06
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Block 03 8:11Running 3 4:34v median −0:14
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Block 04 8:21Running 4 4:38v median −0:11
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Block 05 9:22Running 5 4:45v median −0:09
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Block 06 6:27Running 6 4:43v median −0:05
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Block 07 8:23Running 7 4:46v median −0:06
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Block 08 10:43Running 8 4:47v median −0:08
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:21
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 312
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 312 men's teams who finished.